Britholite-(Ce) from the metaluminous granite of SW Egypt

Figures & Tables

	A	B	± 1σ	% Errors
Britholite
SiO₂	17.10	15.90	0.60	3.64
ThO	7.00	8.34	0.54	8.73
UO₂	BDL	BDL
ZrO	BDL	BDL
Al₂O₃	7.90	6.82	0.54	7.34
La₂O₃	13.30	15.10	0.90	6.34
Ce₂O₃	24.70	26.70	1.00	3.89
Pr₂O₃	2.20	1.94	0.13	6.28
Nd₂O₃	5.00	5.15	0.07	1.48
Sm₂O₃	BDL	BDL
Gd₂O₃	BDL	BDL
FeO	8.00	7.58	0.21	2.69
Cr₂O₃	BDL	BDL
MgO	4.30	3.12	0.59	16.0
CaO	5.90	6.50	0.30	4.80
Na₂O	1.24	0.65	0.30	31.22
K₂O	0.53	0.80	0.13	20.30
P₂O₅	BDL	BDL
SO₃	0.27	0.20	0.03	14.89
F	2.51	1.07	0.72	40.28
Total	99.95	99.87
Magnetite
SiO₂	2.40	2.40	0.00	0.00
Al₂O₃	0.60	0.80	0.10	14.28
FeO	93.80	94.70	0.45	0.48
Cr₂O₃	1.14	0.74	0.20	21.28
MgO	0.30	0.40	0.05	14.29
Na₂O	0.70	1.00	0.15	17.65
Total	98.94	100.04
Zircon
SiO₂	29.80	28.30	0.75	2.58
ZrO	68.10	67.80	0.15	0.22
Al₂O₃	0.30	0.30	0.00	0.00
FeO	0.70	1.30	0.30	30.00
CaO	0.60	0.30	0.30	33.33
Na₂O	0.50	0.90	0.20	28.57
Total	100.0	98.90